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Area High School Artists Draw Inspiration From Home
By: Sara Brumfield | Athens Messenger
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The Dairy Barn Arts Center hosted an opening reception on Thursday evening for area high school artists who participated in Project HOME — an exhibit of artworks depicting the student's idea of "home." The students that participated in the program were from Athens, Logan-Hocking, and Nelsonville-York High Schools and the Athens Alternative Education Program. The… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Season In Review
The Ohio Bobcats play Michigan State in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in the first round of the NCAA volleyball tournament. The Bobcats are 27-5, won the Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championships and were honored for their individual play with postseason awards. WOUB's Colin Brown recaps the 2013 season in the… Read More
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities Event Reflection
By Beth Mishler On Tuesday, Dec. 3, from 4-8 p.m., students and community members alike gathered at Grover Center to celebrate and recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). IDPD has been celebrated worldwide since 1992, but this was the first time it was celebrated at Ohio University. The IDPD event at OU was… Read More
Family Dog Allegedly Stolen And Sold On Craigslist
By: Susan Tebben | The Athens Messenger
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A local family spent their Thanksgiving frantically searching for a dog they later found out was allegedly taken and sold on the Internet. Michael Deddens was working that day when he received a call from his stepdaughter, Kasie, saying her dog had gone missing. The Siberian Huskie, named Roscoe, was a rescue that had been… Read More
Fmr. OSU President Gordon Gee Going to WVU
By: Associated Press
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Gordon Gee is returning to West Virginia University as interim president, five months after controversial remarks led to his retirement as president at Ohio State University. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission approved Gee’s hiring Friday, a day after the WVU Board of Governors made its recommendation to replace Jim Clements without announcing a… Read More
Gawande Chair Holder in Indian Religion and Philosophy Visits Studio B
In this edition of Converations from Studio B, Kelee Riesbeck, Assistant Director of Advancement Communication and Marketing at Ohio University, sits down with Ohio University professor and Drs. Ram and Sushila Gawande Chair in Indian Religions and Philosophy, Brian Collins. Collins and Riesbeck discuss how the advancement of technology on the younger generation inhibits the in depth… Read More
Ohio BMV Won’t Comply With Federal Driver’s License Rules
By: Associated Press
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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has decided to back off plans to comply with federal driver's license rules because of privacy concerns. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the state scuttled plans to comply with the Real ID plan approved by the federal Department of Homeland Security. Ohio Department of Public Safety spokesman Joe Andrews… Read More
James Hill: My Top Albums of 2013
By: James Hill
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WOUB contributor James Hill shares his top music picks of 2013, including albums by Billy Bragg, India.Arie, Janelle Monae and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Bobcats Prepare To Take On Conference Champ Missouri
To be the best, you have to beat the best. That is just the task the Ohio Bobcats (3-0) have in front of them late Friday afternoon when they take on the No. 9 Missouri Tigers (1-0) at 5 p.m. The Bobcats have conference championship aspirations on their mind, and they will be going up… Read More
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal Of Federal Lawsuit Against Athens County
By: WOUB Contributing Writer
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In a ruling issued Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a federal lawsuit against Athens County. The lawsuit was filed in 2011 in a dispute over whether property in Nelsonville should have been given tax-exempt status. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley had ruled in March that the… Read More